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If you had any doubts about how much Arkansas coach Sam Pittman is dumping into trust of Bobby Petrino, if Kolby Smith is the next running backs coach it will be a clear sign. Apparently a lot.

It was first reported by Brandon Marcello at 247Sports on Saturday and our Kent Smith followed up with a look at it. You can get all of the details there, but the connection with Petrino is clear, from playing for him at Louisville, then coaching under him. He knows what he’s getting into with the job.

The key point of all this is the learning curve players have to learn to be in Petrino’s offense. To put it simply and the thing just about every offensive player he’s coached is you can’t be a dummy and play for him. To get all of this in place before they get to the serious first matchup against Oklahoma State in the second week of the season he likely finds it a little smoother if guys he’s familiar with are handling the positions.

In his first coordinator’s job at Texas A&M, Jimbo Fisher made it pretty clear from the beginning he was still in charge of things and it would remain his terminology and offense. Considering Fisher was fired before the last game of the year, he might have been a little better off to listen to his assistants.